Other Guides of Interest
From Off Campus
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Research in Material Culture
Material culture scholars study the history and philosophy of people and their things." This includes such things as chairs, tools, and other artifacts of daily life as well as music, visual and plastic arts, architecture, drama, dance, and writing.
Use this guide to explore resources available in the Library, on campus, and on the web for research in material culture.
Notable New Titles
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Picturing Commerce in and from the East Asian Maritime Circuits, 1550-1800Call Number: Ebook (2019) -
A Material World: culture, society, and the life of things in early Anglo-AmericaCall Number: E162 .M33 2019 -
Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica after the Spanish InvasionCall Number: F1219 .T26 2019 -
Worlds in Miniature: Contemplating Miniaturisation in Global Material CultureCall Number: Ebook (2019) -
Reading books and prints as cultural objectsCall Number: eBook (2018) -
Artifacts from Modern AmericaCall Number: eBook (2018) -
Victorian Liberalism and Material CultureCall Number: DA560 .M67 2018 -
Global Trade and the Transformation of Consumer CulturesCall Number: HC79.C6 L46 2018 -
From Curlers to Chainsaws: women and their machinesCall Number: GN406 .F65 2016
Featured Resource
American Consumer Culture - a cross-searchable portal to three complementary databases of primary source material that explore the history of American consumer culture
Recommendation for Library Purchase
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